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266 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“6. Each State Party shall inform the Secretary-General of the name andaddress of the authority or authorities 17 that can assist other States Parties in developingmeasures to prevent transnational organized crime.“7. States Parties shall, as appropriate, collaborate with each other and relevantinternational organizations in promoting and developing the measures referredto in this article. This includes participation in international projects aimed at the preventionof transnational organized crime, for example by alleviating the circumstancesthat render socially marginalized groups vulnerable to the action of transnationalorganized crime.”Notes by the Secretariat4. At its tenth session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered, finalized and approvedarticle 22, as amended. The last amendments are reflected in the final text of the convention,as included in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee (A/55/383, sect. IV, draft resolution,annex I), that was submitted to the General Assembly for adoption pursuant toresolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex I)Article 31Prevention1. States Parties shall endeavour to develop and evaluate national projectsand to establish and promote best practices and policies aimed at the preventionof transnational organized crime.2. States Parties shall endeavour, in accordance with fundamental principlesof their domestic law, to reduce existing or future opportunities for organizedcriminal groups to participate in lawful markets with proceeds of crime,through appropriate legislative, administrative or other measures. These measuresshould focus on:(a) The strengthening of cooperation between law enforcement agenciesor prosecutors and relevant private entities, including industry;(b) The promotion of the development of standards and proceduresdesigned to safeguard the integrity of public and relevant private entities, as wellas codes of conduct for relevant professions, in particular lawyers, notaries public,tax consultants and accountants;(c) The prevention of the misuse by organized criminal groups of tenderprocedures conducted by public authorities and of subsidies and licences grantedby public authorities for commercial activity;(d) The prevention of the misuse of legal persons by organized criminalgroups; such measures could include:17At the informal consultations held during the ninth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, Spain reiterated its position,expressed during the sixth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, that the reference should be to a central authority or authorities.Spain suggested that an alternative would be to refer to national authorities. Other delegations indicated that such aqualification would create difficulties, especially for federal States.